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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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