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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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