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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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