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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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