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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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