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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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