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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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