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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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