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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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