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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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