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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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