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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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