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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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