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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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