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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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