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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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