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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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