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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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