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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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