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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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