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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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