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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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