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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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