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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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