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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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