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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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