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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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