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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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