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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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