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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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