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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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