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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major 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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