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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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