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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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