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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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