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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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