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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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