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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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