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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 (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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