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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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