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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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