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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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