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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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