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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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