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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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