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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. 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 massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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