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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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