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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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