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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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