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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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