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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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