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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key 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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