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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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