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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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