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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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