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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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