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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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