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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations 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 handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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