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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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