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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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