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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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