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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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