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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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