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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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