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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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