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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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