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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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