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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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