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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major 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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