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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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