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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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