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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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