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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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