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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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