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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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