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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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