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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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