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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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