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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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