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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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