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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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