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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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