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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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