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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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