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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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