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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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