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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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