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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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