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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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