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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes 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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