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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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