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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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