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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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