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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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