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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the 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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