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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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