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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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