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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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