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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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