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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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