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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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