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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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