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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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