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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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