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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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