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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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