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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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