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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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