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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important 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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