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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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