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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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