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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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