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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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