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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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