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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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