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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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