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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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