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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key 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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