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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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