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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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