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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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