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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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