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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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