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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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