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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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