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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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