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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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