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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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