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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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