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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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