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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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