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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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