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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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