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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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