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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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