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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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