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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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