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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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