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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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