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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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