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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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