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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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