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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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