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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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