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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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