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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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