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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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