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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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