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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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