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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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