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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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