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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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