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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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