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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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