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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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