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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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