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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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