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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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