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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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