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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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