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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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