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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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