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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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