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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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