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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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