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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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