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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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