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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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