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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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