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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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