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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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