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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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