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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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