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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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