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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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