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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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