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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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