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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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