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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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