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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education