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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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