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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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