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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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