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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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