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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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