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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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