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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the 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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