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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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