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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling 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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