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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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