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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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