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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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