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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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