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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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