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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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