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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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