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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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