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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies 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 experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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