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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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