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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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