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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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