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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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