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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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