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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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