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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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