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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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