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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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