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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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