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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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