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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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