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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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