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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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