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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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