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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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