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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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