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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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