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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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