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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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