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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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