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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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