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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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