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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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