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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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