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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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