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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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