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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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