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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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