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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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