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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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