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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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