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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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