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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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