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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key 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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