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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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