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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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