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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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