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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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