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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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