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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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