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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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