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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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