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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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