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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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