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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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