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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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