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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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