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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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