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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the 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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