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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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