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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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