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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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