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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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