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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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