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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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