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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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