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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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