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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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