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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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