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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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