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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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