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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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