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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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