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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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