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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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