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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 (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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