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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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