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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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