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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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