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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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