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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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