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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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