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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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