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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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