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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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