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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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