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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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