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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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