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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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