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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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