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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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