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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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