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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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