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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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