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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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