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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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