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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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