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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data 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 subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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