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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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