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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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