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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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