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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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