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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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