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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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