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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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