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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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