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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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