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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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