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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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