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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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