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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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