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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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