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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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