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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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