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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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