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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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