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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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