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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure 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 MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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