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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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