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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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