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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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