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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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