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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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