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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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