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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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