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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes 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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