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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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