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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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