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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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