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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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