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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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