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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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