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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the 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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