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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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