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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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