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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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