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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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