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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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