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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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