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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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