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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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