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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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