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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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