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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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