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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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