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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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