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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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