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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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