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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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