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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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