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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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