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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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