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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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