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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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