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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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