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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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