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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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