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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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