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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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