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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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