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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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