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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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