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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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