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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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