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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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