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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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