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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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