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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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