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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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