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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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