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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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