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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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