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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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