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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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