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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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