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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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