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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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