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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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