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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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