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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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