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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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