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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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