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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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