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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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