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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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