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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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