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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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