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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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