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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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