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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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