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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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