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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 distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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