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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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