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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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