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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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