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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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