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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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