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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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