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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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