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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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