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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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