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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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