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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important 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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