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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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