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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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