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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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