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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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