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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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