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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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