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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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