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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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