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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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