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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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