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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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