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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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