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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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