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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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