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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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