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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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