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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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