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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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