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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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