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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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