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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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