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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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