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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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