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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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