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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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