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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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