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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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