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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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