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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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