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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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