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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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