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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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