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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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