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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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