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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desire for facts 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 issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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