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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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