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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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