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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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