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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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