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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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