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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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