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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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