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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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