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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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