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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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