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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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