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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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