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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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