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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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