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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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