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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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