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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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