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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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