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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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