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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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