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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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