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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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