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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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