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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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