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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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