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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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