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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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