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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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