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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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