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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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