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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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