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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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