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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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