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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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