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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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