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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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