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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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