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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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