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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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