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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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