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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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