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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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