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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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