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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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