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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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