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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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