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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers 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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