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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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