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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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