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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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