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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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