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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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