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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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