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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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