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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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