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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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