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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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