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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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