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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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