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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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