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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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