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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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