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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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