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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education