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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies 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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