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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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