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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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