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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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