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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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