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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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