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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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