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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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