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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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