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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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