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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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