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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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