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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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