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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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