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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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