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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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