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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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