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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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