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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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