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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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