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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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